The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-10

Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of the State Dairy.
mems Association at Albert Lea.

Il
! mems Association at Albert Lea.
| The association was called to order by
President Fowler; f. g. Potter introduced
| the following:
Resolved, That we. the State Dairy
mems association here assembled, respect
fully demand the immediate passage OF
the bill known as the oleomargarine bill,
in order to give immediate relief to the
dairy interests OF the state.
1t was unanimously adopted and the
/ resolution ordered sent to Senator Good.
/, rich and Representative Emery, of the leg.
/ islature. C +. Dexter OF Chicago spoke
strongly in favor OF good butter aud the
encouragement OF the manufacture OF OLE
/, omargarine.
| that many OF the defects were caused by,
: the feed given the COW, and If farmers paid
closer attention they could largely remedy
| the objections. Capt. Z. K. Pickett OF
Freeborn county wondered why creamery
| butter was always in better demand than
1 good dairy butter, and Mr. Dexter thought
| it was because OF the uniform excellence OF
that made by the creamery and the great
disparity in dairy products.
MIS-. Lamb gave an interesting resume OF
her manner of manufacture and experience
in butter making. She thought commits
sion men were great educators and did
| much to raise the standard OF excellence,
only manufacturers would not stick to the
! same man, and in changing from one to
| another they had no stable market and
no standing among dealers.
Prof. Fowler said: He had good cows,
| kept them clean, well fed. and gave them
| warm water in the winter. He had for
| twenty years delivered his butter to GUS
| toners in St. Paul. and never had any
Ix.f AZ. L. L.
| pounds per COW to thirty-six cows OF the
Shorthorn Durham breed, the price last
! year being 27 cents per pound, while this
year it is but 25k cents. As to the age OF
cows, he said he had those twelve years Of
age that made over two pounds per day,
| and he believed Shorthorns do not de-
| v-lope until they are four or five years
old. Plainly there was a great difference
in the breed. His experience was that a
three -year-old was not much better than
a two-year. old. A good COW could be pro-
| ftably MIXED until it was twelve or four-
| teen years old.
J. Fl. Mourad OF Chicago addressed the
convention on our prime, Medium and
Poor Butter"
! discussion followed in which Assistant
Dairy commissioner Howard took part
| and showed the dangers OF the use OF oleo-
| margarine. reading from the report OF the
dairy commissioner. He was followed by
Messrs. Smith and Mourad, the latter
saying that our poor dairy butter could
| notstand the competition of foreign butter
inc.
Mrs. NJ. H. Lamb read paper How to
Make Dairying Success" She advocated
TO operation of all on the farm and the
best OF care TO the COW. She gave touch
ing picture OF the condition OF the farmers
| wives, making strong argument for their
Improvement.
i
portanee of Testing Milk;r saying:
have tested the milk of several hundred
cows to find the average per cent. OF cream,
the results ranging from to 26 per cent.
The per cent. cream was from cows fed On.
brewers malt. The 26 per cent cream was
from cows fed on clover hay, oats and corn
meal.
| Mrs. c. V. Holmes read pointed paper
entitled ''Woman's Rights on Farm"
Mrs. Holmes referred to the life of WON.
an on the farm. and recited some OF the
want OF attention afforded her by the lords
Of creation. declaring that she ought to
| have the right to vote.
She closed by reading Socrates Snooks.'
Prot Cyrus Northrup, OF the state univer-
sity, was called upon, and proceeded to
make plain the necessity Of diversified
| farminS and demonstrating the supreme
| necessity OF cleanliness.
A paper by c. S. Smith Of Minneapolis
on 1.-The Farm and Market Garden was
! read. 1t was practical paper, showing
how anybody can have an excellent garden
at very slight expense, wherein every vege.
table may be raised very easily.
Mr.. Corbett of st. Paul read the paper
by Mr.. McGinnis on blue grass in Mimi
esota, and showed the benefits of raising
it here. Prof. Northrop was next intro,
duced, and gave a brief account OF the
university OF the state and the college OF
agriculture.
Prof. Northrop gave an explanation OF
all work done by the state experimental
farm saying that the start OF five students
this year should he increased to forty-five
next and eigat-tive the following year.
He did not desire to prolong q contro-
versy as to the advsability of separating
the university and farm. He gave a briei
history OF the founding OF the state institu.
tion OF learning and the work it is intend.
ed to do, showing how any young person
Of common school education could enter
and graduate.
NEW OFFICERS.
The election OF officers resulted as fol.
lows:
President, E. G. Potter First vice presi-
dent, Frank Clifford, Shakopee; second
vice president. c. E. Marvin, Rochester,;
secretary, F. d. Holmes, Owatonna; treas.
Mrer Maj McKinstry; directors, Charles Ls
Nesconte, Hastings; A.. NJ. johnson, Albert
Lea; II. c. Howard, S. NJ. Emery, Lake
City, and j, 7, Ames. Northfeld.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the profits ot dairying
among the farmers of Minnesota depends
upon a careful selection OF cows. good feees
ing warm stabling in winter and an intel
ligent handling OF the milk and butter
Recognizing the necessity for a. Thorough
dissemination OF correct information on
this subject we respectfully ask the press
OF the state and all others interested in
the prosperity of the commonwealth to
hid US in spreading such knowledge broad,
cast among the people, 80 =;
Resolved, That it is the unanimous wish
Of this convention that theb i'll now before
our Legislature, providing for the holding OF
farmers institutes, should be passed, and
that we call upon our representatives there
TO give it their aid. as we believe it the best
method vet devised OF spreading proper
agricultural knowledge among the people.
Resolved, That the thanks Of this conven,
tion are due to President Nerthrop for his
courteous response to it's request to ex.
plain the administration of the agrieul.
tural department OF our university. That
rcnfsisnce in the policy OF concentrating
our educational work is increased. That
we appoint q committee of three to COOP
crate with tho faculty in the effort to
make the advantage of that department
OF the university better understood and to
increase the attendance.
'Creameries and their Products" was
the subject OF paper by Maj. P. A. Nc.
Kmstry OF Winnebago City.
Referring to the charge that creameries
were slovenly, he said there was some rea-
SON in it, but much error. II prophesy
that Minnesota will be creamery-sus.
tanning state, for while there will be large
dairy interests, the bulk OF the work must
be done by creamerics. for they can. Ger,
tainly do it much cheaper and better.
1he custom of providing warm water
Tor cows Was generally endorsed. +. D.
Holmes gave his experience in heating wa
ger ior his cows, and was greatly pleased
with the result. Prof. Fowler said it only
cost him five cents per day for heating wa.
ter Tor seventy-five head Of cattle.
Secretary Holmes delivered an address
upon ensila2e and it's benefits, giving di
rectiona Tor the making OF " sil6%
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